Transforming the clunky organization
Subtitle: pragmatic leadership skills for breaking inertia
By: Samuel B. Bacharach
Series: The pragmatic leadership series; BLG pragmatic leadership series
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781501710599; 9781501710032
Subjects: Executive ability; Leadership; Organizational effectiveness; Organizational behavior; Organizational change
Description: "This book specifies why organizations fall into patterns of inertia and details the skills leaders need to regain organizational momentum. It includes case illustrations from technology, finance, banking, home entertainment, and retail business sectors. Illustrations are drawn from organizations such as Amazon, Apple, Borders, Merrill Lynch, Nintendo, Starbucks, and Unilever, among many others. The book says that organizational leaders need to continuously explore new opportunities and transfer insights into new products, processes, and directions. They also need to mobilize support for ideas, sustain and drive these ideas forward, and achieve results"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-179) and index.
Table of contents: title: The doldrums of inertia; title: Leading for robust discovery; title: Leading for focused delivery; title: Conclusion : pragmatic leadership and the couch-potato organization.